The Permian period, 280 to 230 million years ago, was named for the Perm Province of the Ural Mountains in Russia. The Permian signaled the end of the "ancient life" Paleozoic era. In the Permian, the close ties between geology and...

In geologic time, the Permian Period, the last period of the Paleozoic Era, covers the time roughly 286 million years ago (mya) until 245 mya. The Permian Period spans two epochs. The Early Permian Epoch is the most ancient, followed by the Late...

The Permian is a geologic period that extends from about 299.0 ± 0.8 Ma to 251.0 ± 0.4 Ma (million years before the present; ICS 2004). It is the last period of the Paleozoic...

The Robledo Mountains' reputation as one of the world's most important landscapes of pre-dinosaur fossil trackways likely will be enhanced by another discovery _ petrified wood slowly emerging from the desert floor."There are just so many types of fossils here, it just staggers the mind,"...

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Gas and electric company Dominion Resources Inc. said Monday it will sell most of its U.S. onshore oil and gas exploration and production operations through two transactions for a combined $6.5 billion.Loews Corp., which charters offshore drilling rigs to oil and gas explorers, will buy...

A one-time Texas drug agent described by a former boss as perhaps the best narcotics officer in the country plans to begin selling a video that shows people how to conceal their drugs and fool police.Barry Cooper, who once worked for police departments in Gladewater...